Mason

Associated with the English word for a stoneworker (an occupational term).

Mason is a masculine given name that comes from an English occupational surname. In everyday explanations, it is associated with a mason, meaning a worker who builds with stone. As a first name it reads straightforward and familiar in modern English-language use. Pronunciation is typically MAY-sun, with two clear syllables, and the spelling is usually stable, though you may occasionally see the variant Mayson.

Etymology: From an English occupational surname connected to a mason, a worker in stone. As a given name, it rose in modern English-language use.